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Old 7th June 2019, 06:28 PM   #1
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Default My second bugis. Options on this one please

Hi all,

Bought my second bugis. I like the pamor. Seems a 9 luk if I look correct.
Pamor ? a mixed one? I have no idea how old this keris is

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Old 7th June 2019, 06:36 PM   #2
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Old 7th June 2019, 08:55 PM   #3
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The blade with 9 shallow waves looks old but not Bugis IMO, but maybe from West Java?
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Old 7th June 2019, 09:23 PM   #4
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The blade with 9 shallow waves looks old but not Bugis IMO, but maybe from West Java?
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Hi Jean,

Can you explain why it not Bugis? I though it is a Bugis because of the urikan style

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Old 7th June 2019, 10:34 PM   #5
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Yes, definitely not a Bugis blade, and very probably West Jawa.

Jean spoke first, so I'll leave the explanation to him.
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Old 8th June 2019, 06:43 AM   #6
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thanks for the information, about the region of the urikan Sulawesi ?

About the blade, what pamor is this? I asume some kind of Wos Wutah at the base. Further on the blade something else.

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Old 8th June 2019, 06:45 AM   #7
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Old 8th June 2019, 07:15 AM   #8
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This is an old blade, and it has been considerably eroded. The pamor when it was new was a random pattern pamor that had been surface manipulated, perhaps something like bendo sagodo or similar. It is possibly not a good idea to give it a definite name now.
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Old 8th June 2019, 07:18 AM   #9
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According my keris book from Tammens, This keris looks like a Sumatra type. Is this correct?
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According my keris book from Tammens, This keris looks like a Sumatra type. Is this correct?
I agree with Alan's comments, and the hilt & scabbard are probably from Sumatra indeed but not the blade.
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Hi Alan and Jean,

thank you for al the information.

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Old 9th June 2019, 11:43 AM   #12
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Hi Jean,

Can you explain why it not Bugis? I though it is a Bugis because of the urikan style

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Hello Pat,
What do you mean by urikan, is it ukiran (hilt)? IMO this blade is not Bugis for the following reasons (among others):
. The dapur with the shallow and uneven waves and the slim shape is not Bugis but rather typical of West Java.
. The pamor pattern is not typically Bugis.
. The shape of the gonjo, pejetan, and greneng is not Bugis.
Please see a similar blade on pic 1.4.69 in my kris book if you have it.
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Old 9th June 2019, 11:49 AM   #13
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My similar blade for reference, regards.
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Old 9th June 2019, 01:22 PM   #14
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I agree with everything Jean has written, and I would like to add a little.

For a pure Bugis blade the outstanding tell is that the blade cross section is hexagonal, the faces of the blade are wide and flat with a short, steep decline to the cutting edge.

It is probable that in the hand, both the blade under discussion and Jean's blade would be classified as Segaluh, which is a West Javanese classification.
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Hello Pat,
What do you mean by urikan, is it ukiran (hilt)? IMO this blade is not Bugis for the following reasons (among others):
. The dapur with the shallow and uneven waves and the slim shape is not Bugis but rather typical of West Java.
. The pamor pattern is not typically Bugis.
. The shape of the gonjo, pejetan, and greneng is not Bugis.
Please see a similar blade on pic 1.4.69 in my kris book if you have it.
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Hi Jean, I was meaning ukiran. thank you for all the info. I will look in Holland for your book. already found an other book from you at the museum in Leiden (THE KRIS A PASSION FROM INDONESIA (188 pages, 2008)

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Old 9th June 2019, 07:26 PM   #16
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It is probable that in the hand, both the blade under discussion and Jean's blade would be classified as Segaluh, which is a West Javanese classification.
You are correct Alan, my blade was classified as in Segaluh style, a very old West Javanese kingdom ending around 12th/13th century AD but of course it does not mean that these blades are that old
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True Jean, and this mix of historic association, and geographic location is a source of ongoing misunderstanding and confusion.

Most keris blades are classified in accordance with geographic point of origin, but the name of a geographic point of origin can also refer to an era. Many people choose to understand the classification name as an historic era, rather than as a location.
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